Roger L. Baker

Roger L. Baker Dec. 22, 1926 - Feb. 5, 2013 BLOOMFIELD - Former Bloomfield resident, Roger Baker, 86, died on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Clifton Springs Hospital Nursing Home. A Jamestown, N.Y. native, Roger was born on Dec. 22, 1926, to the late Robert and Elinor Hills Baker. He was a graduate of Newark High School and Brockport State Teachers College. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. Roger began his 30-plus-year teaching career in Warsaw, N.Y., later teaching in Ripley, N.Y. and Irondequoit. He retired from the Rochester City School District in 1982. Roger was a member of Bloomfield American Legion Post 970; a 40-year member of Bloomfield Lions Club; and a member of Bloomfield-Holcomb Chamber of Commerce and the New York State Retired Teachers Association. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara Reid Baker of Clifton Springs; children, Linda (Rick) Rayburn of Bloomfield, Reid (Margie) Baker of Ft. Collins, Colo., Karen Baker of Canandaigua and Cynthia (Jeff) Eddy of Middlesex; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Tremper of California and Roberta Angel of Oregon; along with several nieces and nephews. Friends may call on Sunday from 1 until 3 p.m. at Fuller Funeral Home, 190 Buffalo St., Canandaigua, where funeral services will be held following visitation at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Jeri Kober will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will be held in East Bloomfield Cemetery in the spring. It has been suggested that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Salvation Army, 110 Saltonstall St., Canandaigua, NY 14424; Happy Tails Animal Shelter, 2976 County Road 48, Canandaigua, NY; or a local hospice facility. To share a memory or express condolences online, please visit www.fullerfh.com.